Revengeance
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Halo: Reach Beta Thread
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Tashi0106 said:
You'll hit Onyx all right, at the start. You'll just have to maintain it when the flood of "Pro's" come in and the competition gets that much harder. =P
Hydranockz
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Dani said:Fear me!
Oh wait
The Librarian
Banned
I hope Bnet updates tonight with the Reach Beta features.
To the first: I think there are just too many variables in Halo for custom browsing to work. Everything from spawns to weapon placement to player traits can be changed, so a preview in the browser would not be useful for describing how the map and game were changed. And restricting the maps to the default setting would defeat the purpose of a custom game.Church RvB said:
To the latter, I don't think custom game searching is the solution. I think community hoppers are. Forge variants via Atlas were added late in Halo 3's life cycle, and while a valiant effort that yielded some nice variety in some playlists, didn't have nearly the impact they could have. I suspect due to a lack of resources, infrastructure and planning needed to make it really work; it wasn't part of the matchmaking or playlist design initially.
If we had a few community hoppers to test custom map and gametype variants that Bungie - or the community - flagged, and Bungie had a process for pulling the best out and moving them into the general playlists, I think we'd have a middle ground where user content could trickle into matchmaking, which would no longer be so stagnant. Given the overhaul Forge will inevitably get, it's my hope that the process to flag, test and roll out community content into the playlists is likewise a top level priority from day one of Reach's release. Obviously, resources will be an issue.
Darkflight
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I'm hopeful for a win in one of the F&F compos I entered, but I am fully ready for the disappointment that will occur when I don't win and then the 2nd disappointment when everyone crashes Justin.tv watching Tashi's stream leaving us all out in the cold. :lol
Kibbles
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Woo! Just bought a brand new wired controller in preparation for the beta. All my wireless controllers are all worn out and have some sort of problem. This feels so much better, and since it's wired I won't have to worry about batteries or a faulty charger. $35 at K-Mart, decent price.
At 1:17 of this gametrailers vid when the person gets melee'd it sounds like a different deafening noise than from nades. Melee force ringing your noggin like the Saints did to Peyton and the Colts? (sorry Luke :lol )
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/beta-special-halo-reach/64868
2:23 in this clip as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzKpDEw3_UE
of this gametrailers vid when the person gets melee'd it sounds like a different deafening noise than from nades. Melee force ringing your noggin like the Saints did to Peyton and the Colts? (sorry Luke :lol )http://www.gametrailers.com/video/beta-special-halo-reach/64868
2:23 in this clip as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzKpDEw3_UE
bobs...onGaf
Member
Church RvB said:
Well unlike the other guy your talking about having fairly standard gametypes? If variety is your reason for wanting this then your going to be sadly mistaken. Go check out Halo PC, the majority of servers are for Blood Gulch. Matchmaking certainly serves variety better for standard gametypes. If you want wacky gametypes then a custom game browser will struggle to filter the level of wackyness you want.
If everyone could just open up a custom game and play theyre favorite map then people will avoid matchmaking, so having a custom game browser would kill matchmakings population.
Im going to drop the subject here, as others have said its a moot point. I personally find this interesting but as its not directly Reach related, were just clogging up the thread.
I do want to finish by saying that I do see why its a good thing and how cool it would be, so despite the fact I have pointed out all the flaws, I would like it. If they can impliment it in such a way that it doesnt hurt Matchmaking then that would be awesome.
Shake Appeal
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Crimson shaving rash.Sai-kun said:I tend to get more irked, not Urked. What does being "Urked" entail?
dilatedmuscle
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Whats the best resolution video you guys have seen of the recent beta clips? Every video i see seems to look terrible even in "HD".
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
zewone said:
The camo player's sounds are muted, not other players. However everyone nearby has their radar jammed.
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Early-Access-to-Halo-Reach-Beta-Code-Contest-10-Available/6617
For something like this why is info like that even necessary?
For something like this why is info like that even necessary?
Subtervotion
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GhaleonEB said:
So wrong. A custom game IMO can use a default map. What if i want to play territories on Valhalla this instant? I can't. Chances are I couldn't find this even if i searched for a few hours. A Custom Game Browser would allow me to get my territories fix and allow other to get their crazy map fix! It's a win-win for everyone! (the only downside is development cost/time/man hours and MAYBE splitting up the MM population.)
bobs...onGaf
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Striker said:
I agree 20 playlists is crazy, now imagine if you had a custom game browser how much worse it would be. The thing is, the playlists in Halo 3 all seem to have theyre place, and I wouldnt want to see any of them go =(
Ive come across really negative and that wasnt my aim, I was just pointing out all the flaws with the system and soI want to finish by saying that I do see why its a good thing and how cool it would be, so despite the fact I have pointed out all the flaws, I would like it. If they can impliment it in such a way that it doesnt hurt Matchmaking then that would be awesome.
Devin Olsen
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Headhunter Direct Feeddilatedmuscle said:
The Way Point videos are some of the best quality most likely.
I meant to say "partly" defeat the purpose. You're saying custom gametypes on default maps, but that's not especially exciting to me. Since Halo 3, custom games mean more than chaging gametype settings.Church RvB said:
But like I said before: it's a moot point. They're not happening. That post was primarily about what I hope is in place instead.
Revengeance
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I want to know how all of these off-brand websites got codes to give out.Kuroyume said:
On a completely unrelated note, I'm excited to announce that revengeancezgamez.com will be launching soon!!!!
Wow, I'm gobsmacked.
Just finished watching the Barca/Inter match and this strange advert came on, I was like,
"WTF, these fuckers have stole the Halo theme!"
Then it hit me............
An advert for a damn beta? (It was about a minute long)
Microsoft are gonna go mental with the marketing for this game :lol
Just finished watching the Barca/Inter match and this strange advert came on, I was like,
"WTF, these fuckers have stole the Halo theme!"
Then it hit me............
An advert for a damn beta? (It was about a minute long)
Microsoft are gonna go mental with the marketing for this game :lol
Subtervotion
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bobs99 ... said:
No it's ok, we (the community) need people like you and Ghaleon to try and break the concept. It helps strengthen it.
I personally would like to see a dedicated playlist for territories (I know, they had one and apparently no one played it). I'd like to see a dedicated playlist for all gametypes. That is, as an example, a CTF playlist with 1 flag CTF, Neutral Flag, Regular CTF, Blah blah blah. Somewhere where you know you can get your CTF fix on!
dilatedmuscle
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Devin Olsen said:
Awesome, thanks, that does look great.
The texture effect on the metalic walls of swordbase look so good
darkressurection
Banned
Wait, did I miss something, did some of you guys get confirmations you are in or are you just being optimistic?
minasodaboy
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Kuroyume said:
if you like down in the comments, one of the mods mentioned that this was their standard contest form and instructed people to 'fill the physical address info with gibberish' or something like that. According to hdroom.com i live at 1234 Address Road, City, State, ZIP
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
dilatedmuscle said:
Waypoint's exclusive videos, watching via the Xbox not Youtube, have the best quality I've seen so far.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
LukeSmith said:
Sad day.
darkressurection
Banned
:lolGhaleonEB said:
darkressurection
Banned
Quick question for you "top tier" HaloGAFfers, should I invest in getting a good pair of gaming headphones. I have about $80 in Amazon credit and am thinking about getting the Tritton AX180 headset. What do you guys think, is a headset money well spent?
^^LukeSmith said:
Are you reading this Ram?! I told you! Well at least we don't have to worry about our rank while we are still getting used to the controls and everything lol. Maybe I will switch to the Default control settings. I heard that the one who taught me the Haloz did the same thing. We'll see tomorrow.
The Lamonster
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I tried out Action Sack a few days ago for the first time and GODDAM it was awesome. I loved playing dodgeball on Sandbox.Rowsdower said: